Shock-absorber.



c. H. & G. B. VAN WERT.

SHOCK ABSORBER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 4, 1913. 1,1 1 3,073. Patented 0ct.6,1914.

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em -nit sta PATENT FFIQE' CHARLES HOWARD VA'NWERT Ann GEORGEBASTON VANWER'I, bFKINGSTON, NEW

YORK; SAID CHARLES, H; VAN WEIt'l .ASSIGNORI TO WALTER H. VAN GAASIBEEIQI "OF KINGSTON, NEW YORK.

To all whom itmay concern 1 Be it known that we, CHARLES H. VAN lVnR'r and GEORGE B. VAN WERT, citizens of the United States, residing at Kingston, in the county of Ulster and State of New York, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements in Shock-Absorbers5 and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains. to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This inventionrelates to new and useful improvements in shock absorbers for vehicles and the object in view is to produce a simple and eflicient device of this nature which may be easily and quickly applied to ordinary springs upon vehicles and so arranged as to permit of the free unrestricted movement of the spring on the downward compression of the same, but serving to re tard the return upward movement of the spring, thereby taking up vibration and preventing the springs breakinga The invention comprises various details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in theaccompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the application of our shock absorber to a pair of springs. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the springs showing in side elevation the shock absorber attached thereto.

of Fig. 1.

Reference now beinghacl to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a pair of elliptical springsof the usual construction used on vehicles of various kinds, and B is a bar having its upper end B bent at an angle and fastened to the upper spring Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 4, 1913. Serial No. 793,498.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view online 3-3 SHOCK-ABEORBER. 1

by means of a clip nated by letter D, is held by the plate D and the bolts D clearly in:Fig. 2 of the drawings, and journaled on the pins F carried by the bracket E.

are the lugs H which have pivotal connection through the medium of the pin I with the bracket J, and springs K are pivotally connected. at one end to the pin K? upon the bar D and the other ends are connected to the headed lugs F projecting from the lugs H. Said springs normally hold the two clamping members E andJ respectively in contact with the outer faces of the two bars D and B and, one downward movement of the bar sion of the springs A, the two bracket members will move slightlyfrom each other but, 011 the expansion of the springs A; the coiled springs Kwill tend to draw the two bracket,

members in clamping relation with the bars B and D and which will have a tendency to C. An angle bar, desig-:

B incident to the compres- Patented Oct. 6,11914. i

to the spring, as shown a the springs A and By the provision of a shock absorbing dea a vice embodying the features of our invene tlon, 1t Wlll be noted thata simple and efii: cient device is afforded which on automobiles and vehicles of various kinds springs are depressed, they will move with out interference but, on second return move ment of the springs, after passing over an obstruction, checked, thereby preventing the breaking of the same.

hat we claim to be new is a A shock absorber for vehicles comprising two angle bars designed to be the upper and lower of a springs with the shank portions thereof in contact with each other, a bracket member the movement ofthe springs is attached to pair of elliptical 1 may be easily and quicklyapplied to theordinary springs projectingfrom the face of one of said bars,

plates pivotally connected to said bracket member, a clamping shoe, a pin passing through said shoe and having heads countersunkenin holes in said plates, headed lugs projecting one from the, face of each plate In testimony whereof We hereunto affix beyond the pivotal connection of the shoe, our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

a pin projecting from one of said angle bars CHARLES HOWARD VAN WERT.

Which is clamped to the elliptical spring, GEORGE BASTON VAN WERT. and coiled springs connecting the projecting W'itnesses:

end of the pin upon said angle bar and said JAooB A. HUMMEL,

headed lugs, as set forth; FREDERICK W. DrEHL, Jr.

Copies oi. this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of .Patents,

Washington, 1). 0. 

